financedirect

Hey S2K family, recently ive been losing about 30+ miles per fill up. My car has 52,000 miles and ive been keeping up with regular oil changes and what not. I havent done any major service such as spark plugs and valve adjustment (waiting until i hit 60,000 miles). Recently my car had a exhaust leak but it was fixed and my car ran out of gas about a week ago and died on me. The car runs fine but im getting less miles per full tank. Any ideas?

Slows2k

Do the math to figure actual MPG.

The car has a pretty big range for acceptable MPG.

zdave87

Could be the ethanol in the gas.

financedirect

i usually get 280 for a full tank, now ive been getting around 240-250.

gospeedgo1

winter blend of fuel? fuel filter?

Dan H

When was the air filter last changed?

jyeung528

the emancipation proclomator may be dirty.

S~Factor

The last time I had that much drop in MPG was when one of my fuel injectors developed a leak. You could smell gas though when you drive, its even stronger smell when you open the hood after a drive. Worth a look. Another thing to look for is another leak at your exhaust system, that could affect your MPG as well.

delliot

^^^ yeah, check for something leaking!

PS.... Vtec'ing all the way to work will defintely kill your MPG!

da_wesmeista

Agreed... but is there really any other way to drive to work?